YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. Garo Paylan, Armenian lawmaker of Turkey’s Parliament, member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, appealed to the Constitutional Court of Turkey over hindering his speech at the parliament and being excluded from three sessions by the parliament speaker, Agos reports.

During the discussions of the constitutional changes proposal in Turkey’s parliament on January 13, Paylan talked about the Armenian Genocide which angered the ruling and opposition party members. He was required to refuse using the word “genocide”. However, he opposed to it, which was followed by a decision to exclude him from three sessions, and his words were removed from the parliamentary minutes.

In his application, Paylan called what has happened with him as a violation of his parliamentary immunity and restriction of freedom of speech.

The Armenian lawmaker also appeals to Turkey’s parliament demanding to refuse from a decision that contradicts to the parliament’s rules of procedure.